Shaun al-Rashid

Shaun al-Rashid (18 May 1982-), born Shawn Robertson, was an English convert to Islam who became a spokesman for the Islamic Organization of the United Kingdom (IOUK).

Biography
Shawn Robertson was born on 18 May 1982 in Manchester, England to a family of English Protestants. He became a heroin user as a teenager, and he had many near-death experiences. Robertson went to a rehabilitation center, and when he came clean from drugs, he converted to Islam, feeling that Allah had guided him through his issues. Changing his name to "Shaun al-Rashid" and growing a full beard, he joined the Islamic Organization of the United Kingdom (IOUK) and became a spokesman for the group, appealing to ethnic English converts to help in the struggle to implement sharia law in the country. He was put on a United States no-fly list in 2012 due to his membership in the IOUK, which was declared a terrorist group in 2011.